Dyeing machinery.



No. 871,376. PATENTED NOV. 1,9, 1907.

J. SULZBACH.

DYBING MACHINERY.

APPLIoATxoN FILED MAR.14. 1907.

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No. 871,376. PATENTED Nov. 19,1907.

J. SULZBACH.

DYBING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1907.

PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

J.`SULZBACH. DYEING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1907` 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

J. SULZBACH. DYEING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1907.

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JACOB SULZBACH, OFCOLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK.

DYEING yIVIACI-IINERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 19, 1907.

Application filed March 14.I907. Serial No. 362.261.

T o all whom it "may conce-rn:

Be it known that I, JACOB SULZBACH, a citizen of the United States,residing in College Point, city of New York, in the county of Queens andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvey mentsin Dyeing Machinery, of which the fol- .lowing is a speciiication.

This i invention relates to dyeing machinery, and has for an object toprovide improved mechanism whereby color or dye may be evenlydistributed upon material, as forinstance, threads, fabric or yarnspassing through the machine, and from which the surplus color or dye maybe evenly and effectively removed; and also relates to mechanism formulti-color, variegated or shaded dyeing'.`

This invention is particularly useful in coloring threads, as forinstance silk threads, which are intended for embroidery purposes, sothat the threadwill be shaded or variegated in color to enable variousartistic ef fects to be produced, and the mechanism is so organized thatthe colors may be blended one into the'lother.

Various tints of the same color may be employed in the color applyingdevices or dil'erent colors may be used as occasion may demand. shown anumber of color distributers, each of which may have a different shadeor a different color for distribution, and these may be appliedserially. Or by means of the reversing driving mechanism illustrated,two of the shades or colors may be alternated one with the other forproducing some desired effect.

It will also be observed that each of the colorapplying devices has itsown surplus removing device so that the colors will not be improperlyblended through contact with a color remover which has been used forremovingthe surplus distributed by another color applying' device.

In the drawing' accompanying and forming a part of this specificationFigure 1 is a side` view of one end of the machine showing the dyeapplying and dye removing mechanismstogether with a broken away portionofthe steam chest through which the materials in their treatment willpass after having had the dye applied and the surplus removed. Fig. 2'isa top plan view ofthe' portion of the mechanism illustrated-in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a side view of the other end of the In the present instancethere are machine from that illustrated in Fig. 1, but showing certainof the parts which are illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end view ofthe mechanism illustrated in Fig. 3 looking at this from the left handend. Fig. 5 is a view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1 looking atthis from the left hand end, the steam chest, however, not beingillustrated in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a portion ofthe .dye applying and dye removing devices together with the means forrevolving the dye applying devices. F ig. 7 is an end View of themechanism illustrated in Fig..6. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a fornitofdriving mechanism for oscillating the `dye applying devices. Fig. 9 isan end view thereof; and Fig. l10 is an end view of a dye bottle` Thedye or other material which it may be desired to apply with thismechanism will be carried in a series of bottles, the bottles aredesignated in a-general way by 10, and are mounted in a rotary bottlecarrier 11 Each .of the bottles has a neck 12 closed by a stopper 1.3for supplying fresh dye liquors as occasion may demand, latches 1.4 arepivoted to the bottles to hold them in the carrier, they are mounted inthis for removal by movement in a longitudinal direction. .The bottlesare provided with necks or mouths 15 in which Aare located somepermeable color distributing or Iapplying material 16, as for-instancefelt or Sponges, which will absorb the dye liquor. And as the materialunder treatment is passed in contact with this material 16 it will becoated or saturated with the dye liquor. The dotted line 17 shows thecourse of the movement of the material being treated.

Without limiting the invention applicant has shown this constructed asdesigned for use in dyeing threads. The material under treatment willpass around a suitable tension device, shown as comprising a number ofrolls 18 mounted in a framework 19 and carried by the frame 20 of themachine. The bottle carrier 11 will have a shaft 21 mounted in a bearingbracket 22 carried by the frame, which shaft is shown having fast uponit a ratchet wheel 23 which is engaged by a pawl 24 carried by an arm 25pivoted upon the shaft 21 of the bottle carrier. An extension 26 of sucharm will be articulated to a link 27, shown articulated to a rock arm28l and which will be engaged by tappets 29 carried by a tappet wheel30.

-f-The machine frame is shown as comprising in the present illustrationtwo framing members and 200 which are represented as being at therespective ends of the machine, and these are connected by beams 22()which forni a convenient support for some of the intermediate portionsof the apupon the driving shaft and is reciprocated in the presentinstance by means of a lever 36 supported by a bracket 37 from theframe. This feature of rechn'ocation of the friction driving wheel isfor regulating the speed imparted by such wheel, since it maybe advancedtoward and from the axis of rotation of a frictibn disk 38 which it isadapted to rotate and which will afford the connection between thevarious parts of the machine and the driving shaft. The connectionbetween the friction disk 38 and the tappet wheel 3() is as follows: Thefriction disk 38 is mounted upon a shaft 39 upon which is fast a pinion40 meshing with a gear wheel 41 carried by a stub shaft 42 and whichgear wheel 41 meshes with a pinion 43 which may be in the nature of anidler and is carried by a stub shaft 44 and meshes with a pinion 45carried by a shaft 46 upon which shaft is fast a cone pulley 47 which isconnected by means of a belt 48 with a cone pulley 49 fast upon a shaft50 and which shaft is connected to a shaft 51 by means of a pair ofmiter gears 52--53- The shaft 51 has fast upon it a worm 54 whichengages a` worm 1 wheel 55, fast upon the shaft 56 which carries thetappet wheel 30. The arm 28, of course, will be provided with somesuitable means for properly receiving' the blows or driving impulses ofthe tappets7 and in the present instance is shown as equipped with anantifriction roller 57. The member 19 is carried by a slide 5S having aslot 59 for the engagement of suitable set screw 60 whereby the heightof this may be regulated for regulating the force of engagement betweenthe material which is being treated and the dye distributers. After thecolor or dye has been distributed upon the material under treatment suchInaterial will pass, in the present illustration toward the left, andthat 'this may be properly distributed and all surplus dye or colorremoved a series of wipers is provided, each of which is shown as in theform of a roller having connection by means of pivots 66 carried bybrackets 67,-with a wiper carriage 68, which carriage is supported upona shaft 69, the shaft carrying a gear wheel 70 in mesh with a gear wheel71 carried by the shaft 21 of the bottle` carrier.

It will be seen that in the present construction there are as manywipers 65 as there are dye applying devices, i n the present instancethe bottles with their sponges or felt dye applying instrumentalities16, and that the bottle carrier and the wiper carrier are gearedtogether by equal gears so that when multi-color work is being done thecolors will not be blended or marred by means of the wiper which hasbeen used for one color wiping the silk or other material which haspassed through and has been dyed by another color.

When it is desired to blend two colors two of the dye applying'deviccswill be brought into position to deliver dye to the thread concurrentlyand the two corrcspoiuling wipers will be engaging the material and thusprodu( ing the desired blend.

The shaft 21 upon which the bottle carrier is mounted is provided with asplincway and the carrier is splined upon this, so that the carrier maybe reciproca-ted as occasion may demand, this being brought about whenit is desired to change the position of the thread upon the drying drum.

The thread or other material being treated after passing the wipers willin the present illustration go into a steam chest 75 which is shownmounted upon the beams 220. This steam chest has a removable cover 76and the material is led into it over a roller 77. A pair of rollers78-79 are located within the steam chest and the material is led underthese and then passes out and over a drying drum 80 about which it maybe given one or more convolutions for the purpose of exposing thematerial to a greater surface and forI a longer time. The steam chest 75may be furnished with steam by mea-ns of a pipe S1 controlled by a.valve 82; steanrwill come from some suitable source of supply andpreferably not under pressure, which will mean that the steam issomewhat moist, this moisture will be effective for setting the colorsin the threads or material treated. After the threads have passed out ofthe steam chest they will carry with them sullcient heat that uponbecoming exposed to the atmosphere they will readily and rapidly dry. Ofcourse the steam may be laden with some color fixing properties whichwill 'enable it to act as a mordant for the dye.

Wvater of condensation may be removed from theI steam chest and also thesteam' may be permitted to escape through some suitable cock, as forinstance a cock 83. The threads are guided to a series of bobbins 85 bymeans of guides S6. The drum 80 is driven by means of a belt S4 passingover a pulley 84 upon the shaft 50 and a pulley 84h upon the shaft 80which carries the drinn Sl), and which shaft is supported in standards80b rising from the machine frame 200. The guides 86 are carried by aframework embodying a bar 87 slidingly articulated to a lever 88 pivotedat 89 carrying a roll 90 engaging the face of a cam 91 carried by a stubshaft 92 to which is fast a gear wheel Q3 meshing with the gear wheel 41This device is for the purpose of passing the threads back and forthupon the bobbins in winding. This part of the mechanism forms no part ofmy present improvement, but is shown as a convenient means for drawingthe threads through the apparatus and for disposing of theiinished'product.

Each of the bobbin spindles is shown as having a friction head 04, whichfriction heads run upon friction disks 95 fast upon the shaft 39. Therotation of thc bohhins dll draw the threads through the machine. Thedrum 80 will be rotated for preventing any drag upon the threads and mayalso he run at a sufliceint speed to augment the pulling of the threadsby the spindles or may be adjusted so that it will perform the drawingalmost entirely, the winding of the bobbins then being merely theinitial tensioning of the thread.

Sometimes when multi-color work is heilig done it may be found desirableto havecertain colors alternate back and forth with each other insteadof having the entire series of colors, in which instance the arm 25 maycarry two pawls 100-101; the pawl 100 engaging the ratchet wheel .23 andthe pawl-101 engaging a ratchet wheel 102 facing in the oppositedirection. By this means an impulseof the tappet wheel will have theefl'ect of movingthe wheel 23 one stroke and bringing one of the dyedistributing devices into operative position and the return of the arm25 will have the effect of reversing the move.- ment, The pawls may beheld to the work by means of suitable springs 103 and each pawl may havea set screw 104 for effecting its adjustment u on the pivot arm 25. Aspring 280 is emp oyed for returning the arm 28 to initial positionafter it has been swung by engagement with one of the tappets.

In Fig. 10 a-convenient deivce is illustrated for regulating the flow ofcoloring material from the bottles or receptacles 10. This is shown as aclamp 105 having thc end 106 for engaging the distributing material 16above the neck 15 and an end 107 for engaging the neck 15 and betweenthese is located the set screw 108 whereby the end 106 may be forcedinto the distributing material to any desired extent for adjustablyrestricting the flow of the coloring material.

i In the present instance the height of the wipers 65 may be regulatedrelative tothe height of the color distributers and the shaft 69 is forthis reason shown mounted in an adjustable bracket 110 having a portion111 provided with a slot 112 for receiving a set bolt 113. By this meansthe pressure of the wipers upon the material being treated may beregulated and by this means the amount of color or dye left upon thematerial may be regulated. The material under treatment, which, asbefore stated, was designated as 17 and which may be threads, will passover the 'guiding rolls 118 and to thc working point of the dyedistributers and will pass under the dye distributers to the guide roll77, but between the working point of the distributer and the guide 77will come the working point of the prepared wiper.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. ln a dyeing machine, the combination with a series of independent dyedistributers and means for bringing these serially into the workingposition at regularly recurring intervals, of a series of wiperscomprising a wiper for each distributer and means for 'moving these intoand out of the working position concurrently with the movement of `therespective distributers, and means for passing the material undertreatment through the working position of said distributers and wipers.

2. ln a dyeing machine, the combination with a series of colorreceptacles, an adjustable color distributer for each receptacle, meansfor moving saidseries for bringing the distributers alternately intoworking position, means for moving the material under treatment to theworking position at faster speed than the movement of the receptaclesand their distributers.

3. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a series of colorreceptacles, an adjustable color distributer for each receptacle, meansfor moving said series for bringing the distributers alternately intoWorking position, means for moving the material under treatment to theworking position at faster speed than the movement of the receptaclesand their distributers, a wiper for each distributer, and means forbringing these into working position.

4. In a dyeing machine,` the lcombination with a series of dyedistributers, driving means, means connecting the driving means to thedistributers for intermittently moving these serially into the workingposition, means for moving the material connected to said driving meansand so constructed and timed that the material under treatment will bemoved continuously and at a Greater speed than the. movement of thedistributers.

5. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a bottle carrier embodyinga rotatable frame having a number of bottle receptacles, a series ofbottles located in said receptacles and each having a neck, dyedistributing material located in each of said necks, means'for adjustingthe flow of dye from said necks, means for rotating the bottle carrierstep by step, a series of wipers one for each of the dye distributers, acarrier for said Wipers, a train of'one to one gearing connecting thebottle carrier with the Wiper carrier, and means for moving the materialunder treatment to the Working position of said distributers and Wipers.

6. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a rotatable bottle carrierhaving a series of bottle receptacles disposed parallel to1 its aXis ofrotation, a series of'bottles carried thereby each having a fillingopening, latches for holding the bottles from longitudinal movement insaid carrier, each of said bottles being provided with a longitudinallydisposedneck, absorbent distributing material located in said neck, aclamp for controlling the outflow' througn said material and embodyingan end for resting upon said neck,

I an end for resting upon the distributing material above the neck, anda set screw engaging said clamp and the neck between Said ends.

7. In a` dyeing machine, the combination with a bottle holder, ofbottles located in said holder, distributing devices carried by thebottles, means for moving the holder step by step, a wiper for each ofsaid distributers, a carrier for said Wipers, a train of one to onegearing between the wiper carrier and the bottle carrier.

8. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a bottle holder, bottlesYlocated in said holder, distributing devices carried by the bottles,lmeans for moving the holder step by step, a Wiper for each of saiddistributers, a carrier for said Wipers, and means for moving the Wipercarrier in 'unison with the bottle carrier.

9. In a dyeing machine, the combination With a rotatable bottle carrierhaving a series of bottle receptacles disposed parallel to its axis ofrotation, a series of bottles carried thereby, means for holding thebottles from longitudinal movement in said carrier, each of said bottlesbeing provided with a longitudinally disposed neck and a filling openingseparate from said neck, absorbent distributing material located in saidnecks, a clamp for controlling the outflow through said material andembodying an end for resting upon the distributing material above theneck', and means for regulating the 'pressure of said clamp upon .saidmaterial.

l0. In a dyeingy machine having a frame, the combination With a bottleholder mounted on a bracket of the frame, of bottles located in saidholder, distributing devices carried by the bottles, means for movingthe holder step by step, arms adjustably carried by said bracket, aWiper carrier mounted on said arms, a Wiper for each of saiddistributers carried by said Wiper carrier, and gearing between theWiper carrier and the bottle carrier. l 11. In a dyeing machine, thecombination with a series of independent dye distributers r and meansfor moving these serially into the Working position, means for guidingthe material to the Working position of said distributers and means foradjusting the height of said guiding means, a series ofWipers comprisingawiper for each distributer, means for moving these into and out ofWorking position, and means for raising and lowering the series ofwipers relative to the series of distributers.

12. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a series of dyedistrib-liters, of a carrier therefor, a shaft upon which said carrieris mounted, a pair of ratchet Wheels mounted upon said shaft with theirteeth directed in opposite directions, a rock arm mounted upon saidshaft, a pawl carried upon said rock arm for each of said ratchetWheels, and means for rocking said rock arm.

JACOB SULZBAGII.

Witnesses:

CnAs. LYON RUSSELL, J. WV. HARDING.

